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yeah, I don't think Tommy Dreamer could EVER work as a heel. Sting has in the past and it's been dreadful, but I don't know how much of that is the company/writers he is working for and how much is down to his ability.

BigRed0427 posted:

Were the hardcore matches done by the old ECW ever as violent as CZW and their Tournament of Death?

And do we really need to start a new thread?

They didn't use lighttubes matches, panes of glass or the especially stupid match types. CZW goes too far, following the lead of FMW.

Vonnegut Asterisk posted:

I see a lot of posts on Wrestlehut about guys who should turn heel because they're more awesome that way. I want answers on the reverse: who only works as a face and sucks as a heel?

The answers I bring to the table are:

Khali
Tommy Dreamer
Sting
Jeff Hardy

This is more about how people are booked, and smarkiness. Bad guys get to be cool, funny and smart, whereas faces are either bland by comparison, or are worse jerks who think that they're not jerks. Some people (stone cold) make the transition fine, others don't (cena and triple h a lot of the time, shelton benjamin trying to be a heel).

On the bleach issue- I think ROH had Homicide force Cabana to drink "bleach", or was it Drano?

Speaking of terribly violent death matches-which fed had the SAW match, where the one dude got dropped on a shitload of syringes? There was a youtube video of that that was quite possibly the saddest thing I've ever seen.

Lazy like a Fox posted:

On the bleach issue- I think ROH had Homicide force Cabana to drink "bleach", or was it Drano?

Speaking of terribly violent death matches-which fed had the SAW match, where the one dude got dropped on a shitload of syringes? There was a youtube video of that that was quite possibly the saddest thing I've ever seen.

Batmanuel posted:

It's the second one, but I didn't learn that until after I accidentally watched 30 seconds of the first one. Gross. I love how it's the same guy in both of them too- how long do these "careers" last for these guys?

Jay 2K Winger posted:

Drano gel. And after Cabana finally won the Chicago Street Fight against Homicide, Smokes and Reyes came out with a noose, but Homicide finally ended the madness and shook Cabana's hand.

Less than two minutes later, Cabana was back to his dancin' self.

That feud was probably the best one either of those guys ever had. The Chicago street fight in particular might be my favorite match from both of them, and one of my favorite deathmatches.

Lazy like a Fox posted:

On the bleach issue- I think ROH had Homicide force Cabana to drink "bleach", or was it Drano?

Speaking of terribly violent death matches-which fed had the SAW match, where the one dude got dropped on a shitload of syringes? There was a youtube video of that that was quite possibly the saddest thing I've ever seen.

Does anyone else dislike the "fan gets involved, contracted" storyline ( Zach Gowen, Santino, Mickie James, Rosa Mendez)? I think it will eventually lead to some mark kid trying to be Rosa to Cena's Beth and getting hurt. It just sends mixed messages.

What's the story with Triple H's pedigree. I see one video where he has the arms tigered up the whole time (allegedly this being the first time he busted it out) and pretty much spikes the guy into the mat like he was doing a DDT with his knees. Then it became the flat face crusher with the arms held, and now he doesn't even hold the arms. Why and is there a story behind the first one?

projecthalaxy posted:

Does anyone else dislike the "fan gets involved, contracted" storyline ( Zach Gowen, Santino, Mickie James, Rosa Mendez)? I think it will eventually lead to some mark kid trying to be Rosa to Cena's Beth and getting hurt. It just sends mixed messages.

WWE is always hopping back and forth on the issue of fan involvement. They tell fans not to get involved, but then they have angles like Rosa and Gowen. They say "don't try this at home," and yet they show footage of the Hardys (and before them it was Mick Foley) doing just that. It's not the only case of hypocrisy they're guilty of, but it is annoying.

DJExile posted:

What the hell ever came of Spike Dudley? Did WWE and TNA never really find a permanent pace for him in amongst Ray and D-Von?

I think he went back to teaching (could be wrong). I don't think TNA ever really wanted him (nor did he want to be a full-time wrestler at that point) and the WWE would never have had a place for him. His entire draw in ECW was that he was the little, goofy scrawny guy who could slay the giants. What goofy, scrawny guy in the WWE has ever been successful or gotten a lot of screen time, even as a comedy character? Vince loves his giants and would never let them be slayed, so that left Spike to get over as a serious wrestler. You can imagine how well that would work.

Made You Look posted:

What's the story with Triple H's pedigree. I see one video where he has the arms tigered up the whole time (allegedly this being the first time he busted it out) and pretty much spikes the guy into the mat like he was doing a DDT with his knees. Then it became the flat face crusher with the arms held, and now he doesn't even hold the arms. Why and is there a story behind the first one?

The first one was the result of Marty Gardner (the guy taking the Pedigree) thinking HHH was going for a butterfly suplex and jumping into a somersault. It was never intended to be done that way. It was just a botch. As for why he no longer hooks the arms, probably because most people are more comfortable taking the face bump while being able to protect themselves. People still buy it as a finisher, so I guess it doesn't make a difference, but it does look silly compared to the old way he did it.

Made You Look posted:

What's the story with Triple H's pedigree. I see one video where he has the arms tigered up the whole time (allegedly this being the first time he busted it out) and pretty much spikes the guy into the mat like he was doing a DDT with his knees. Then it became the flat face crusher with the arms held, and now he doesn't even hold the arms. Why and is there a story behind the first one?

By holding the double-underhook the entire way through the drop, Triple H (and anyone else doing the same thing) was liable to drop someone on his head and break his neck (I seem to recall footage of him doing just that during his early days in the WWF, 1996-ish). A while back he started pushing his opponent down to the mat as opposed to just spiking him, which, while less visually impressive, is a LOT safer.

Free Market Gravy posted:

I think he went back to teaching (could be wrong). I don't think TNA ever really wanted him (nor did he want to be a full-time wrestler at that point) and the WWE would never have had a place for him. His entire draw in ECW was that he was the little, goofy scrawny guy who could slay the giants. What goofy, scrawny guy in the WWE has ever been successful or gotten a lot of screen time, even as a comedy character? Vince loves his giants and would never let them be slayed, so that left Spike to get over as a serious wrestler. You can imagine how well that would work.

Spike got fairly over with the Molly Holly romance angle and the moments during the Invasion where he defied Austin. Let's not underestimate the guy too much here.

projecthalaxy posted:

Why are CZW/IWA MS/etc allowed to keep doing what they do? I mean, I know there is no sanctioning board for the business, but I mean, this has to be reckless endangerment or something.

The government is leery of regulating things done between consenting adults (that aren't sodomy.) So it's very hard to make an assault case, for example, with no complaining witness. If they want to whack each other with light tubes, they're free to do it as long as they're all consenting to it.

Lazy like a Fox posted:

It's the second one, but I didn't learn that until after I accidentally watched 30 seconds of the first one. Gross. I love how it's the same guy in both of them too- how long do these "careers" last for these guys?

That feud was probably the best one either of those guys ever had. The Chicago street fight in particular might be my favorite match from both of them, and one of my favorite deathmatches.

It was definitely an awesome feud, and that feud-ender match had a number of good spots, like Cabana throwing rubbing alcohol in Homicide's bloody face, or the rain of chairs.